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Where does “kantin” come from?

kantin (Turkish) comes from French cantine, from Italian cantina, from Vulgar Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

kantin (Turkish): canteen

Definitions

  1. canteen

Ancestry of “kantin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcantinecanteen
2Italiancantinacellar, basement, winery; wine shop, wine cellar
3Vulgar Latincanthuscorner; the iron ring around a carriage wheel;...
4Gaulishcantos—
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

Words derived from “kantin”

  • kantinci
  • kantincilik
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